Trump Tweet: Responds to release of Cohen’s secret audio recording

An audio of a secretly-recorded conversation between then-citizen Donald Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen was leaked to the media late Tuesday night, setting off a media firestorm of speculation on just what the tapes imply and whether they could create problems for President Trump.

The president responded to the audio release in a single Twitter post Wednesday morning:

What kind of a lawyer would tape a client? So sad! Is this a first, never heard of it before? Why was the tape so abruptly terminated (cut) while I was presumably saying positive things? I hear there are other clients and many reporters that are taped – can this be so? Too bad!

What kind of a lawyer would tape a client? So sad! Is this a first, never heard of it before? Why was the tape so abruptly terminated (cut) while I was presumably saying positive things? I hear there are other clients and many reporters that are taped – can this be so? Too bad!

Sir, you hired him & loved him more than you do the DACA kids. You also hired Omarossa, Scaramucci, & Numberg to name a few. Your hiring skills stink; I told you Cohen = scumbag. You didn't listen. Meanwhile, @seanhannity, I am dying to see how you spin this one. FOX ALERT 9pm